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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
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1850-1899		"'At seven I had so far profited by her teaching,' wrote the Coventry ribbon weaver Joseph Gutteridge of his dame school teacher, 'as to be able to make out the contents ...Joseph Gutteridge newspapersPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849"In Holywood at the time of the peninsular war 'several would join to buy a number of the Belfast News-letter or of the Commercial Chronicle; or, through the kindness of ...people of Holywood, Ulster newspapersPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899Henry James to Grace Norton, 26 September 1870, regarding process of Italian unification: "[A] reflection I have ... ventured upon: to the purpose that the departure of t...Henry James newspapersPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899Henry James to Grace Norton, 26 September 1870: "[At home in Cambridge] I take so much satisfaction in reading the papers that I largely manage to forget that I am doing ...Henry James newspapersPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899Henry James to William James, 24 July 1885: "I read in the papers here of long and intense heat in the US ..."Henry James newspapersPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'In the evening we went to Spargnapini's, and had some chocolate and read the papers. G. finished reading allowed (sic) the Merchant of Venice, and I the first vol. of Wi...George Eliot and G.H. Lewes newspapersPrint: NewspaperManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899Henry James to Henry James Sr., from Paris, 20 December 1875: "I find the political situation here very interesting and devour the newspapers."Henry James newspapersPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849While living in London, the tailor Thomas Carter 'made a habit of taking his breakfast at one of the coffee shops [...] on his way to work, where he would read the previo...Thomas Carter newspapersPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Felicia Browne to her aunt, Miss Wagner, 19 December 1808: 'You have, I know, perused the papers (as I have done,) with anxiety [...] The noble Spaniards! surely, surely,...Felicia Browne newspapersPrint: Newspaper
1700-1799Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 14 November 1793: 'I was grieved this morning to read in the papers that poor Jardin and his family have been taken by a French privateer, a...Horace Walpole NewspapersPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Uvedale Price to Mary Berry,18 December 1813: 'Upon reading a few days ago in the papers an account of the Queen of Naples' magnificent reception at the Ottoman court, it...Uvedale Price newspapersPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 26 July 1815: 'I only went out for a short time to read the papers, in which is Captain Maitland's letter, announcing the arrival of Napoleon Bonapar...Mary Berry NewspapersPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'In "Briery Creek," I [Harriet Martineau] indulged my life-long sentiment of admiration and love fo Dr. Priestley, by making him, under a thin disguise, the hero of my ta...Lady Durham newspapersPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'First you read the papers, and then you form your own opinion after reading them and thinking about them. There's always something you don't agree with.' NewspapersPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'I think I really read newspapers from a sense of duty to keep in touch with the news of the world. Under certain conditions I am vitally interested in the news, and I am... NewspapersPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Why? Largely to find out so far as possible, what is happening. Sometimes I am so much in despair about the possibility to [of] finding out this from papers, that I can'... NewspapersPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'I read newspapers because of an intense desire to get in touch with the world. A day missed in reading gives one a sense of isolation. When I have had a weekend away, sa... NewspapersPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'On the surface I should say- because I want to know what is on in the world, but looking deeper into it I think I do so to feel the excitement that comes from reading ... NewspapersPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'I glance through the papers at breakfast time, and give them careful attention before and after lunch. I glance through the evening papers when I get home at night.' NewspapersPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Sometimes I read the paper in the morning train, after a casual glance at breakfast time. More usually I read it lunchtime and in the train home at night. The morning pa... NewspapersPrint: Newspaper


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